“MindHacks” writer Vaughan Bell’s tweet subsequently retweeted by “Not Exactly Rocket Science” Blogger Ed Yong states that the media turns “blame your genes” into attention-grabbing headlines. They worry the headlines are misleading the public into thinking they are no longer responsible for their problems. That the articles are for those who want to absolve themselves of responsibility for badly behaving toddlers or so they can blame their genes rather than themselves for being a lazy couch potato or binge eating. If we can blame our genes then we’re not responsible, right? But where does that thought process come from? Most likely from our instruction that genes are out of our control random things we inherent from our parents. Therefore if genes are to blame, then we, our environment, is not. Those were our choices, either our genes or our environment were to blame for such things.

In defense of the articles, that is not what the authors or researchers seem to be actually saying. Continue reading →

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Food Paradigm Shift

The Meal Matters Most is about how food impacts our ability to handle stress. The classic approach of nutrition establishments is about needing individual nutrients and "getting rid" of anything that can be unhealthy. They get rid of fat, sugar and salt. An ecosystem stress view is based rather on the interaction of foods within the meal and the interaction with our bodies. What makes healthy food healthy depends on the context and the system. This is the way traditional foods and cultures evolved with and created menus and meals. Which is why the Meal Matters Most. It's all about the interaction of flavors. Combinations that made food delicious also makes food healthy. The foods work synergistically together to abate stress. Stress from both foods themselves (breakdown and byproducts) and the stress we experience in our daily lives. Stress is about appropriate challenge, appropriate resources and appropriate recovery so we can be challenged again. Stress is about getting what we need and being able to constantly grow from our interactions and environment.

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